To bring the attackers and defenders together, the 2 teams go against eachother in a 9v8 on a half pitch. The aim for the defenders is to get the ball between one of the three gates. The attackers must attack from corners like they have previously practiced. Every time the ball goes out of play, the game restarts with either a goal-kick or a corner, depending on which team gets possession.
The attackers should have the upper hand, as they have been able to work on different systems from the corners that they have decided on and worked on in the previous practice.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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